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• Chris Bradley passes away at age 53 after battle with leukemia

  05-12-2018 23:59
  
  We are saddened to report the loss of a 10TV family member.10TV chief meteorologist Chris Bradley has passed away at the age of 53. He died Wednesday his home in Worthington.Chris was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March of 2017. Since then, he went through several rounds of chemo and other attempts at treatment including clinical drug trials and a stem cell transplant.On Nov. 19, Chris announced that he was transitioning from palliative care to hospice care at home with his family."Ja
  
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• Bexley Councilmember blasted for "bullying, menacing" outbursts

  05-12-2018 23:23
  
  A Bexley City Councilmember is apologizing after being accused of bullying, intimidating and aggressive behavior.Members of the city council and the public say Tim Madison has a pattern of abusive behavior, including physically accosting a citizen who criticized him.At Tuesday's Bexley City Council Meeting, Councilmember Tim Madison issued a series of apologies."I have privately apologized many times over the last couple of years, and would like to use this opportunity to publicly apologize to c
  
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• Former Ohio State dive coach pleads not guilty to charges of sexual battery, pandering

  05-12-2018 23:22
  
  COLUMBUS –William Bohonyi Jr. stood quietly as a prosecutor announced the charges against him - three counts of sexual battery and one count of pandering sexually explicit material involving a minor.Prosecutors allege that Bohonyi groomed and coerced an underage diver into a sexual relationship in 2014 while he was an assistant coach and she was a member of The Ohio State’s dive club. The pandering charge, prosecutors said, stems from Bohonyi asking the underage diver to record one o
  
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• Pickerington police wear symbol in honor of 7-year-old boy

  05-12-2018 23:18
  
  Days after a 7-year-old boy battling a rare brain cancer passed away, the community of Pickerington is morning his loss."It was amazing to see how one little boy can keep so many people involved," said Ashley Bandavanis, Deany Bandavanis' mom.In March of 2017, Deany was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Doctors gave him nine months to live."It's been a lot," said his mother after a long, deep breath.The Bandavanis family sought treatment overseas
  
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• Update on Status of the Columbus Crew

  05-12-2018 22:59 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus Division of Fire K9 passes away unexpectedly

  05-12-2018 22:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Fire is mourning the loss of an arson K9.K9 Baxter passed way from natural causes on November 27 after collapsing suddenly after retrieving a frisbee, the department said in a release.Baxter worked with K9 handler Lew Smith and the pair would exercise at Berliner Sports Park before their shifts at Fire Station 3.“Baxter died while doing what he loved best, which was playing Frisbee,” Smith said.Baxter graduated from the Columbus Divisio
  
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• Self-Driving Shuttles Arrive in Columbus

  05-12-2018 22:14
  On Monday, curious riders can take a spin in an autonomous vehicle in Downtown Columbus, traversing a short span in the RiverSouth area along the Scioto Mile. New vehicles will offer free rides on a loop — dubbed “Smart Circuit” — between the Smart Columbus Experience Center and COSI. “Smart Circuit gives us an opportunity […]
  
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• Ohio State gets bacon vending machine

  05-12-2018 21:44
  
  The Ohio Pork Council has added a Bacon Vending Machine at Ohio State.The machine, located in the Animal Science Building At the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, will supply students with ready to eat bacon for $1 until December 13.“The Bacon Vending Machine is a unique and fun way for the Ohio Pork Council to support Ohio State students and promote the pork industry at the same time,” said President-Elect Dave Shoup, Ohio Pork Council.Hormel, Sugardale and
  
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• Ohio House passes bill that would repeal sales tax on feminine hygiene products

  05-12-2018 20:54
  
  The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would repeal sales tax from tampons and other feminine hygiene products.Hygiene products generally are already exempt from sales tax, but currently do not include feminine hygiene products.House Bill 545 passed with a vote of 84-1.“I support all tax cuts that will help Ohio’s citizens put more money back in their pocket,” Rep. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg)said. This is a common sense tax cut that should have been enac
  
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• Mylan recalls blood pressure drugs over cancer concern

  05-12-2018 20:24
  
  Pharmaceutical firm Mylan is dramatically expanding a nationwide recall of some blood pressure medications after detecting trace amounts of a chemical linked to cancer. The recalled products all contain Valsartan, which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.Mylan said in an announcement posted on the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website that the drugs -- which were sold in the U.S. between March 2017 and November 2018 -- show trace amounts of the chemical N-nitrosodie
  
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• Human Services Grant Funding Training Video

  05-12-2018 20:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police searching for missing 16-year-old last seen in northeast Columbus

  05-12-2018 19:41
  
  Columbus police are asking for assistance in finding a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago.Gleysi Quintanilla was last seen on foot in the area of Patriot Blvd and Sunbury Rd around 9 a.m. on November 27.She is described as a Hispanic female, 4 feet 9 inches, 142 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.Gleysi was last seen wearing a red jacket with fur on the hood, tan khaki pants, brown boots, had a black back pack, pink and white duffel bag, and a purple blanket.Anyon
  
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• City and COTA Looking into Pop-Up Bus Lane, Other Ideas from Pitch Event

  05-12-2018 19:09
  A pop-up bus lane on West Broad Street? That’s one of the ideas that came out of a transit innovation weekend held last month at the Idea Foundry. The event, called Thrive Columbus and hosted by the national organization Purple Aisle, brought together a group of about 100 local residents, neighborhood leaders and transit experts […]
  
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• Dwayne Haskins receives top offensive honor on AP All-Big Ten team

  05-12-2018 19:02
  
  Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. is the offensive player of the year and Michigan linebacker Devin Bush is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team released Wednesday.Freshman receiver Rondale Moore of Purdue was voted newcomer of the year, and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald was named coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to the Big Ten championship game for the first time.Michigan had seven players on the first team, including five from the
  
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• Basil Restaurant Owner Opens Vintage General Store in Clintonville

  05-12-2018 19:00
  In the old Midwest Photo store in Clintonville, Rhome Ruandhe has opened Red Barn, a vintage general store joining antique stores like Eclectiques Antiques Mall and Unique Treasures on High Street. Before Ruandhe owned Basil Restaurant, he had previously been in retail for 15 years. He says he always wanted to open a store with this “look […]
  
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• Plan for Future of Mapfre Stadium Unveiled, New Stadium Announcement Coming Soon

  05-12-2018 17:24
  Officials from the City of Columbus, Franklin County and the Columbus Partnership announced a plan for the future of Mapfre Stadium today. They also suggested that more announcements will be forthcoming soon, as a deal to keep the Crew in Columbus under a new ownership group headed up by the Haslam and Edwards families gets […]
  
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• 'Bring home the bagels': PETA offers tips to eliminate 'anti-animal language'

  05-12-2018 17:15
  
  Animal rights group PETA is once again getting plenty of reactions from social media users after tweeting a suggestion to eliminate "anti-animal language.""Words matter, and as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language evolves along with it. Here’s how to remove speciesism from your daily conversations," the group tweeted with a chart of suggestion substitutes for popular idioms involving animals.Words matter, and as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language
  
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• Get Your Tickets – Second Annual Big Bacon Bash Returns!

  05-12-2018 17:11
  Bacon fans rejoice! Columbus Underground has teamed up with Hills Downtown to host the second annual Big Bacon Bash! on Friday, January 11 from 6 – 8 p.m. The Chefs at Hills Downtown are preparing 10 unique bites that are packed with bacon goodness. Break those winter blues and join us at their Downtown location to […]
  
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• Cleveland officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice won't get back job

  05-12-2018 17:05
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An arbitrator says the officer who was fired after fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy playing with a pellet gun won't get back his job with Cleveland police.Timothy Loehmann was cleared in the shooting of Tamir Rice but was fired in May 2017 for failing to disclose to Cleveland that he'd been previously forced out by another department.Loehmann challenged his firing in an arbitration process. The police union confirmed Tuesday that Loehmann lost that challenge.An attorney
  
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• Crawford County Sheriff's Office investigating female inmate's death

  05-12-2018 16:20
  
  BUCYRUS, OH - The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 29-year-old inmate.A female inmate at the Crawford County Justice Center was found unresponsive around 1:00 a.m. Wednesday morning during routine checks conducted by staff.Staff administered CPR until an ambulance and fire department arrived on scene. The CPR was unsuccessful, and the inmate was pronounced dead on the scene.The Crawford County Coroner was called to the jail and an autopsy will be conducted by the
  
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• Columbus Mayor announces future plans for Crew SC and MAPFRE stadium

  05-12-2018 16:07
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus and Franklin County officials provided an update Wednesday morning on the purchase of Columbus Crew SC and detailed plans for MAPFRE Stadium.The city said the families of Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam and Dr. Peter Edwards have been working to complete the purchase of the team by the end of the year.The new ownership, along with city and county officials, are working on a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) to solidify details of the sale, a new soccer stadium and r
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Minerva Butter Roll

  05-12-2018 16:00
  Buying a butter roll is a commitment. It’s not just your regular 1-pound box of sticks. Rolls are typically two untidy amorphous pounds of milk fat. There’s no quarters; the roll is just a big cylindrical blob, loosely wrapped in waxy paper. But what’s printed on the paper kinda matters. Case in point, butter from […]
  
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• Lancaster High School operating on 2-hour delay; building briefly evacuated after gas smell

  05-12-2018 14:44
  
  LANCASTER, OHIO - Officials from the Lancaster City School district originally reported a gas leak at the high school Wednesday morning.The announcement was posted on their Twitter page just before 8 a.m.Lancaster police and fire determined the gas smell was coming from the kitchen area.The building located at 1312 Granville Pike was evacuated while the gas company and firefighters resolved the issue.Officials say the building has been checked and is safe for students to return to the building.
  
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• Putin: If US develops banned missiles, so will Russia

  05-12-2018 14:05
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned the United States that if it walks out of a key arms treaty and starts developing the type of missiles banned by it, Russia will do the same.Putin's remarks to Russian news agencies on Wednesday came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced at a NATO meeting that Washington will suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 60 days, citing Russian "cheating."The U.S. ha
  
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• Redskins coach Jay Gruden says team 'discussed' Kaepernick

  05-12-2018 13:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The possibility of bringing in Colin Kaepernick for a tryout was "discussed" by the quarterback-needy Washington Redskins, according to coach Jay Gruden, who said Tuesday the team made a "strictly football" decision to look elsewhere."Isn't it obvious what the real reason is?" Kaepernick's lawyer, Mark Geragos, wrote in an email to The Associated Press.Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance, hasn't played since the 2016 season, when he bega
  
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• Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral, Trump an outlier

  05-12-2018 13:20
  
  The death of George H.W. Bush is bringing together the five remaining members of an oh-so-exclusive fraternity — the presidents club. But for President Donald Trump, it may not be an entirely comfortable reunion, throwing him together with former occupants of the Oval Office who have given him decidedly mixed reviews.Wednesday's state funeral for the late president will be attended by "formers" Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. The last time they were together wi
  
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• Shelter says starved Great Dane ate own foot to survive

  05-12-2018 13:04
  
  GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — An animal shelter in South Carolina says it has rescued a starved Great Dane that ate one of his own feet to survive.News outlets report owners 32-year-old Jessica James and 38-year-old Skylar Craft are charged with ill treatment of animals. A Ware Shoals police report says officers were told last month about a "very skinny" Great Dane missing over half his back right leg.The 6-year-old dog was tied to a metal pole, and police say there wasn't a food or water bowl ne
  
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• With 11 names left, search for wildfire missing winds down

  05-12-2018 12:32
  
  The search for people unaccounted for after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a century is winding down in Northern California, with just 11 names left on a fluctuating list that once approached 1,300 and prompted fears that hundreds had died in the flames.The declining number released late Monday came as a relief in the Paradise area as it reels from the wildfire that killed at least 85 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes.Families, friends and even long-ago acquaintances have been pe
  
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• Ohio fifth-grade class finds body outside school

  05-12-2018 12:24
  
  Officials say a fifth-grade class found a body outside an Ohio school.The Akron Beacon Journal reports school officials said in a letter to parents the class found the body Monday morning at the Bridges Learning Center in Akron.Principal Stephanie Davis says classes in the area were immediately moved, and students saw very little of the scene.Police believe the man died by suicide two days earlier, and a gun was recovered at the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.School officials say cou
  
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• Man says he urinated on Kellogg's cereal conveyor belt

  05-12-2018 12:23
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man faces up to three years in prison for urinating on a Kellogg's cereal conveyor belt at a Memphis facility.News outlets report 49-year-old Gregory Stanton pleaded guilty last month to tampering with consumer products. He was indicted by a grand jury in September. Stanton worked for the plant in 2014 and posted a video online in 2016 of him urinating on the conveyor belt. The video led the company to alert law enforcement and launched an investigation th
  
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• Ex-NFL player released from prison files for bankruptcy

  05-12-2018 12:20
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Reggie Rucker, who served a prison sentence for wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI, has filed for bankruptcy.Cleveland.com reports Rucker and his wife, Darlene, have filed their petition in bankruptcy court in Cleveland. The Warrensville Heights couple's filing says they owe more than $860,000 to entities including the IRS and the attorney who represented Rucker when he was prosecuted for stealing from his nonprofit grou
  
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• Ohio State diving ex-coach plans not-guilty plea in sexual battery case

  05-12-2018 12:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State diving club coach plans to plead not guilty when he's arraigned on charges related to allegations that he had sex with a diver when she was a teenager.Thirty-two-year-old Will Bohonyi, of Columbus, is charged with sexual battery and pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.Defense attorney Brad Koffel has said Bohonyi will plead not guilty Wednesday in Franklin County court. Koffel says the case isn't as bad as it has been portrayed.F
  
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• Actor-comedian Kevin Hart will host 2019 Oscars

  05-12-2018 12:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart has a new job — he will host the 2019 Academy Awards, a role the prolific actor-comedian says fulfills a longtime dream.Hart announced his selection for the 91st Oscars in an Instagram statement Tuesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences followed up with a tweet that welcomed him "to the family."The announcement came hours after trade publication The Hollywood Reporter posted a story calling the Oscars host position "the least wanted job in
  
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• Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes in Pacific near New Caledonia

  05-12-2018 11:56
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.The magnitude 7.5 quake hit in the afternoon near the French territory of New Caledonia at a shallow depth, where earthquakes are generally more damaging. It was felt as far away as Vanuatu, about 630 kilometers (390 miles) awayTsunami s
  
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• George HW Bush's casket leaves Capitol for funeral ceremony

  05-12-2018 11:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital bids its final farewell to the late former President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday in a service of prayer and praise that is drawing together world envoys, Americans of high office and a guy from Maine who used to fix things in Bush's house on the water.A military band played "Hail to the Chief" as the casket of the 41st president was carried down the U.S. Capitol steps in a solemn procession, with members of the Bush family watching and a cannon salu
  
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• Bush celebrated with praise and humor at cathedral farewell

  05-12-2018 11:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America's 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral as a fourth — George W. Bush — eulogized his dad. "To us," the son said of the father, "his was the brightest of a thousand points of light."George W. Bush broke down briefly at the end of his eulogy wh
  
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• A nation's farewell for George H.W. Bush

  05-12-2018 11:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital bids its final farewell to the late president, George H.W. Bush, in a service of prayer and praise that is drawing together world envoys, Americans of high office and a guy from Maine who used to fix things in Bush's house on the water.The ceremony Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral, the nexus of state funerals, will cap three days of remembrance by dignitaries and ordinary citizens as they honored the Republican president who oversaw the post
  
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• Zoo Mourns Loss of Second Giraffe Calf

  05-12-2018 04:44
  Sad news from the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium tonight. An exciting afternoon turned to sorrow when Cami, a 6-year-old female Masai giraffe who began to exhibit signs of labor around 3 pm today, December 4, did not have a successful delivery. As the giraffe’s labor progressed, the calf was presenting rear hooves first, a challenge […]
  
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• Baby giraffe dies at Columbus Zoo following complications with birth

  05-12-2018 04:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the death of a giraffe calf on Tuesday.The zoo said Cami, the mother, showed signs of labor around 3 p.m.As the labor progressed, it became clear the rear hooves of the calf were coming out first.The zoo said it is rare for calves to survive when they are born with their rear hooves first.The loss of the calf on Tuesday follows the death of another calf, Ubumwe, last month.During the labor on Tuesday, the zoo's animal care team and an anim
  
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• Mueller recommends no prison for Flynn, citing cooperation

  05-12-2018 03:26
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel's Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn't do any prison time, according to a court filing Tuesday that describes Michael Flynn's cooperation as "substantial."The filing by special counsel Robert Mueller provides the first details of Flynn's assistance in the Russia investigation, including that he participated in 19 interviews with prosecutors and cooper
  
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• George H.W. Bush once shaved his head for a Secret Service agent’s son with leukemia

  05-12-2018 03:21
  
  The Secret Service is sharing a touching memory of former President George H.W. Bush, the day before he is laid to rest. When Mr. Bush learned in 2013 that the 2-year-old child of an agent on his security detail was diagnosed with leukemia, and that the team planned to shave their heads in support, in "classic 41 manner" Mr. Bush shaved his head too.The U.S. Secret Service tweeted the story Tuesday, writing, "Everyone's #TuesdayThoughts are on President Bush." The tweet also referred to Mr. Bush
  
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• City Council Rules & Reference Committee: Campaign Finance Reform

  05-12-2018 03:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Biden says he's the most qualified person to be president

  05-12-2018 01:35
  
  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden says he believes that he is the most qualified person in the country to be president.The 76-year-old Democrat made his comments Monday to an audience at the University of Montana in Missoula, as he considers a 2020 challenge to President Donald Trump.Biden says nobody should run for president unless they believe they are qualified. He says he'll decide within two months.Biden says the U.S. can't have four more years of Trump, whom he c
  
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• Pickerington middle school student removed from school after showing hit list to classmates

  05-12-2018 00:51
  
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio - A student at Toll Gate Middle School in Pickerington was removed from school on Tuesday after it was discovered the student showed a hit list to other students.A spokesperson for the Pickerington Local School District said the student was taken out of school after the incident was brought to the attention of school administration.The student will be disciplined in accordance with district policy.The spokesperson said parents of the students on the list were contacted.The dis
  
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• Urban Meyer acknowledges suspension could be a part of his legacy

  05-12-2018 00:12
  COLUMBUS – Calling the events of this summer “difficult” and “disappointing,” Urban Meyer acknowledged that his three-game suspension earlier this year could impact his legacy.“I'm sure it will it. I haven't really thought that through. It was a disappointing time obviously. But I think today, this is about celebrating a new football coach. This is about a very strong program and a group of players that just won back-to-back championships. The legacy you can o
  
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